this is reassuring in that the kings as an organization can finally move on to the player personnel matters that should have been given priority over a coaching change. however, its also very disturbing in that the maloofs had previously stated that they were going to take as much time as they needed to find the right guy for the job. either a) that was all a smoke screen and they knew who they wanted from minute one (*cough*whisenant*cough*), for better or worse, or b) they were so impressed by the interview of carlesimo, elie, or mussleman that they decided there was no need to conduct further interviews. both a and b are frightening because of the maloofs penchant for reactionary decision making.